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January 01, 2017
Time deposit account fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is within the scope of "other obligation" under Government Code subsection 2256.009(a)(4), Consistent with Attorney General Opinion GA-0834 (2011), a court could conclude|Federal home loan bank - whether an agency or instrumentality of United States within scope of Government Code subsection 2256.009(a)(1) - we cannot predict how Texas court would conclude as a matter of law|Certificate of deposit investment secured by letter of credit from such entity comports with Government Code subsection 2256.009(a)(1).
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January 01, 2017
Forensic Science Commission, in its reasonable discretion, may refrain from granting an exemption from accreditation under Code of Criminal Procedure article 38.01, subpart (4-d)(c), a court would likely conclude|Admissibility of forensic analysis of physical evidence, Code of Criminal Procedure article 38.35(d)(1) prevails over Texas Rule of Evidence 702 to extent of conflict|Forensic Science Commission - Admissibility of forensic analysis of physical evidence, Code of Criminal Procedure article 38.35(d)(1) prevails over Texas Rule of Evidence 702 to extent of conflict|"Forensic analysis" fro
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January 01, 2017
Forfeiture funds, expenditure by district attorney to replace carpet in county building
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January 01, 2017
An individual may not simultaneously serve as Forest Hill city council member and Forest Hill library district trustee when the city and the library district have taxation authority in overlapping territories|Forest Hill library district trustee may not simultaneously serve as Forest Hill city council member when the city and the library district have taxation authority in overlapping territories|Individual may not simultaneously serve as Forest Hill city council member and Forest Hill library district trustee when the city and library district have overlapping taxation authority|Because the C
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January 01, 2016
An individual licensed to practice medicine in this State, whether holding a doctorate degree in medicine or osteopathy, may issue a certificate of medical examination for mental illness under Health and Safety Code section 574.009|Certificate of medical examination for mental illness under Health and Safety Code section 574.009 may be issued by an individual licensed to practice medicine in this State, whether holding a doctorate degree in medicine or osteopathy
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January 01, 2016
American Bar Association Model Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g) - court would likely conclude that it unconstitutionally restricts freedom of speech, free exercise of religion, and freedom of association for State Bar members
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January 01, 2016
Municipal police chief and constable, neither Texas Constitution article XVI, section 40 nor the common-law doctrine of incompatibility bars the simultaneous holding of the positions of municipal police chief and constable in the same precinct where the city is located|Neither Texas Constitution article XVI, section 40 nor the common-law doctrine of incompatibility bars a municipal police chief from simultaneously holding the position of constable in the same precinct where the city is located|Municipal police chief and constable, neither Constable and municipal police chief; neither Texas Con
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January 01, 2016
Gifts and grants authorized by Government Code section 45.125|Hot-check fund established under Code of Criminal Procedure article 102.007; unauthorized comingling of funds of different character|Pretrial intervention programs; required payments; fees authorized by Code of Criminal procedure article 102.0121
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January 01, 2016
handguns from campus locations due to the presence of minors.
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January 01, 2016
College trustee and county commissioner, simultaneous service as|Incompatibility of simultaneous service as college trustee and county commissioner